Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 - SECT 108

    (1)     A child's written statement may be admitted in evidence only if:

        (a)     it states the child's age; and

        (b)     it states that, before signing it:

            (i)     the child read it; or

            (ii)     someone else read it to the child and the reason why the child did not read it.

    (2)     A child's recorded statement may be admitted in evidence only if a transcript of the statement complying with subsection (3) is produced to the defendant or defendant's lawyer.

    (3)     The transcript must:

        (a)     state how, when and by whom the statement was recorded; and

        (b)     be certified as correct by the party seeking to have the statement admitted in evidence.